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Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico in 2017. Chef Jose Enrique lost his roof and some windows but not his gas line so he did what came naturally, he helped to feed as many people as he could. In this digital short Chef Ed meets Chef Jose, celebrated chef of San Juan and champion of locally grown food, in San Juan just a year before the hurricane. He shares a recipe and history of the island.

Follow Hawai’i Chef Ed Kenney to a fish market in Funibashi, Japan, located on the banks of Tokyo Bay. After a brief tour, we meet up with the owners of a local Izakaya (Japanese pub) for a memorable experience. It’s memory Ed takes back home to Hawai’i while visiting the local fish market in Honolulu.

PBS chefs meet on this segment - celebrity Chef Vivian Howard of "A Chef’s Life" fame visits Hawai’i to make cooking magic. She stops in to visit Chef Ed Kenney at his restaurant, Mud Hen Water, where she is introduced to ‘uala (sweet potato), ulu (bread fruit), and taro among other foods.